diff --git a/seqs/friendica.sh b/seqs/friendica.sh
index d92be8c..9d70d64 100755
--- a/seqs/friendica.sh
+++ b/seqs/friendica.sh
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ step_22() {
   local tempAddons="${FR_LOC}/addon"
 
   exe mv "$FR_LOC" "$tempBu"
+  exe systemctl stop friendica.service
   step backup "$tempBu"
   endReturn "Backup failed; $FR_LOC renamed!"
   info "Installing version $latestVersion to $FR_LOC"
-  exe systemctl stop friendica.service
   exe mv "$tempExtract" "$FR_LOC"
   exe mv "$tempExtractAddons/addon" "$tempAddons"
   exe chown -R www-data: "$FR_LOC"
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ step_22() {
     exe cp -ar "$tempBu/home".* "$FR_LOC/"
   fi
 
-  exe systemctl stop friendica.service
+  exe systemctl start friendica.service
   info "Don't forget to \"clean\" if everything is working as expected"
 }
 tempDown="/tmp/friendica"